Owen Joyner ~ The Beat of My Heart

Chapter six

Anna's POV

"Drive yourself." Owen replies sharply over the phone.

"But I'm too lazy and I wanna get food with someone." I complain to him.

I lay on my bed as I hold the phone closer to my ear.

"It's literally 11:30 go to sleep." Owen says in a sassy tone.

"But I want Chick-fil-A nuggets." I say in a winey voice.

"Then go get them. Ask Charlie if he wants to go with you." Owen tells me.

"He's asleep and I want to go with you." I say softly.

"Ugh fine. I'll be there in ten." Owen says in defeat.

"Really?" I say as I start getting excited.

"Yes because you made me hungry and because you annoy me." Owen mumbles through the phone.

"And because you love me and you love spending time with me." I say playfully.

"Yea yea whatever." He says softly.

"I'll pay for you." I say into the phone.

"I'll be there in ten but I'm not changing out of my pajamas." He says as a yawn leaves his mouth.

"See you soon. You are the best!!! I love you King! You dropped your crown!!" I yell through the phone.

I can hear Owen sigh as he tries not to laugh.

"See you in a bit....love you." He says as he hangs up the phone.

I was in my pajamas too as I walked down the stairs and waited for him in my living room. I was wearing a comfy sweatshirt and sweatpants.

"Where are you going?" Charlie asked me as he looked extremely tired.

"To get Chick-fil-A." I say as I look up at him.

"With who?" He asks me as he looks around confused.

"Owens picking me up." I say innocently.

"You like him don't you?" Charlie says in disbelief.

"I do not. I just wanted to get Chick-fil-A with a friend." I reply defensively.

"You could have asked Madi, Savanna or Jeremy but you picked Owen because you like him." Charlie says as he raises his voice.

"Because he's my best friend and I'm the closet with him, okay. Can't you just trust me." I say sharply.

"I just don't want you or him getting hurt." He says as his voice softens.

"We are just friends. Okay." I say as I try and convince.

He nods his head as he walks back to his room. I hear a honk outside my door causing me to slide on my crocs and run outside.

"Are you trying to wake up the neighborhood?" I yell at Owen.

His window was down as his eyes landed on my shoes.

"Are you wearing crocs with socks?" He asked me in disbelief.

"Don't bully me I'm buying you chicken." I say sharply as I hop in the passenger seat.

I looked over at him and noticed he wasn't wearing a shirt.

"At least I didn't forget my shirt." I say sarcastically as I stare at his toned chest.

"I told you I wasn't getting changed from my pjs." He says as he starts driving.

I looked over at him as he drove. His hair was down and very messy due to him wanting to be in bed right now. He had one hand on the wheel and the other resting on his leg. I didn't want to admit it but he looked really hot.